DIGITAL STORYTELLINGNew Teacher Induction

January 31, 2009



Guiding Questions:

  1. What subjects can digital storytelling support in my classroom?
  2. How could I use digital storytelling in my classroom?

Objective:

You will create a Demo Movie using Photostory 3 for Windows, a demo VoiceThread or a demo Podcast on a topic that you will be teaching your students this year. This will be an example that will give you experience with these tools and that you can show to students as you begin to guide them through the process of creating their own projects.



What is Digital Storytelling?

  • Photostory 3 for Windows

    • How to get photos: digital cameras, pics for learning and google.
    • Captions
    • Narration
    • Publishing

Storyboard for Planet PhotoStories
Movie Planning Sheet


Sample Planet Photostories from Mr. Lewis' Fourth Graders
Lesson Plan and reflection
Sample films from Ms. Taylor's Third Graders

How could you use this in your classroom?

Student films
Teacher films
Kelly Berry's Websiteand blog Kelly has great examples of how she has used this technology with her first graders.

Photostory How-to from microsoft.com


  • VoiceThread

An online presentation tool. Using visual rich content, voicethread invites comments in the form of text or voice record and can include annotation to the visual with a pen tool. Provides great access to content for students of all language ability levels.



    • Photos
    • Powerpoint
    • Word
Planet Powerpoint planner



Get Ed! Students can add comments without having to create separate accounts.
Embed

How could you use VoiceThread in your classroom?

Extending a "normal" powerpoint to include voice and comments.
Create a voicethread to elicit responses? Another way to quiz your students?



  • Podcasting
    ipod-belkin.jpg


What do you need?
  • ipod with mic or a mic for the computer
  • iTunes, loaded on all Adams14 computers and laptops

Fourth Grade Student poems
Fourth Grade Field Trip

How could you use podcasting in your classroom?

To document important events?
Fluency?
Student created audio books?



  • MovieMaker